Democrats Protestors Gather Outside of Laguna Woods Republican Club Hosting Insurrectionist

Hundreds of demonstrators from the Laguna Woods Democratic Club gathered Friday outside a Republican Club of Laguna Woods meeting that featured remarks by a convicted Jan. 6 insurrectionist who was pardoned by President Donald Trump. The protesters carried signs that read “Hate has no home here” and “Democracy yes, violence no,” while members of the […]

Exhausted Jurors Pause Friday Deliberations in Trial of OC Judge Accused of Killing Wife

Jurors in the trial of an Orange County Superior Court judge accused of fatally shooting his wife in their Anaheim Hills home told a judge overseeing the case Friday that they were “exhausted” and decided to return to deliberations Monday. The jury deciding the fate of Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, concluded their seventh day of deliberations […]

City of LA Charter Reform Commission Applications Now Open

Residents across the city of Los Angeles who are interested in joining the newly formed Charter Reform Commission are being asked to apply for a seat, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Bass and the City Council established the Charter Reform Commission last year, intended to review and provide recommendation to update the City Charter. Some […]

Authorities Report Gene Hackman Died of Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s

Actor Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his New Mexico home along with his wife, died of severe heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor, authorities said Friday. Dr. Heather Jarrell, New Mexico’s chief medical investigator, told reporters that Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a […]

Senior Man Awaits Sentencing for Stabbing Neighbor in Care Home, Burning Down House

A 70-year-old man awaiting sentencing for fatally stabbing an elderly fellow resident in a care home in Anaheim pleaded guilty Friday to burning down his childhood home in Santa Ana. Michael Carl Hallgren was convicted Dec. 20, 2023, of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a knife. He was convicted […]

LA Temporarily Bars Remodel-Based Evictions

The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved an ordinance that will temporarily bar landlords from evicting tenants as a result of a substantial remodel effort to the housing unit. In a 12-0 vote, council members advanced the policy, which will update the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance with respect to evictions caused by a “substantial […]

Two Arrests Made in Connection with Fatal Shooting During Catalytic Converter Theft

Two suspects have been arrested in the shooting death of an Inglewood man, apparently when he interrupted them trying to steal a catalytic converter from a parked car. Inglewood Police Department homicide detectives arrested Wilver Alberto Rabanales, 40, and Jose Christian Saravia Sanchez late Thursday evening after executing a search warrant at a motel in […]

Ye Tentatively Settles With Donda Academy Employees

Ye and his Donda Academy have tentatively settled employment-related lawsuits brought by former employees of the school. Attorneys for former Assistant Principal Isaiah Meadows, who filed an individual case, and ex-teachers Cecilia Hailey, Chekarey Byers and Timanii Meeks filed court papers in Los Angeles Superior Court stating that there has been a “conditional” resolution in […]

Sylmar Authorities ID’s Big Rig Crash Victim

A man who was struck by a big rig while walking on the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar was positively identified Friday. Julio Cesar Silva was 55 years old and died from multiple blunt injuries in what the Medical Examiner’s office described as an accident. California Highway Patrol officers found the Hacienda Heights […]

Homicide Detectives Arrest Alleged Long Beach Murderer

Homicide detectives announced Friday they have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 38-year-old man in Long Beach. Edgar Melgar Salazar was arrested Thursday at a Long Beach residence. The 28-year-old man was booked into the Long Beach City Jail for suspicion of murder, according to Long Beach police. Bail was set at […]

Allegedly Armed Suspect Surrenders After Nine-Hour Barricade

A suspect believed armed with a deadly weapon Friday ended a nine-hour barricade in an unincorporated area of Gardena, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said. The incident began at 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of 147th Street between Rosecrans and Marine avenues with deputies from the LASD’s Special Enforcement Bureau assisting deputies […]